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Homegrown herbs : a complete guide to growing, using and enjoying more than 100 herbs / Tammi Hartung ; photography by Saxon Holt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., c2011.Description: 255 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781603427036 (pbk.)
  • 9781603427050 (hbk)
  • 1603427058 (hbk)
Subject(s):
Contents:
An introduction to growing and using herbal plants -- Selecting plants and designing your garden -- Secrets to great soil -- Propagation methods -- Garden maintenance -- Pest and disease control -- Harvesting from the garden -- Herbs in the kitchen, herbs in the rest of the home -- Making herbal preparations for medicine and personal care -- Cooking with herbs -- Herb personalities.
Summary: A thorough resource which explains how to plant, grow and harvest more than 100 herbs and details their many uses in cooking, home beauty and home healing.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 635.7 HAR 1 Available T00503856
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Enjoy a thriving, fragrant herb garden and use your harvest to bring beauty, flavor, and health to your everyday life. Tammi Hartung provides in-depth profiles of 101 popular herbs, including information on seed selection, planting, maintenance, harvesting, and drying. Hartung also shows you how to use your herbs in a variety of foods, home remedies, body care products, and crafts. Whether you're a seasoned herbalist or planting your first garden, Homegrown Herbs will inspire you to get the most out of your herbs.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to growing and using herbal plants -- Selecting plants and designing your garden -- Secrets to great soil -- Propagation methods -- Garden maintenance -- Pest and disease control -- Harvesting from the garden -- Herbs in the kitchen, herbs in the rest of the home -- Making herbal preparations for medicine and personal care -- Cooking with herbs -- Herb personalities.

A thorough resource which explains how to plant, grow and harvest more than 100 herbs and details their many uses in cooking, home beauty and home healing.

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